Planning

• Develops long-range plans, objectives, strategies, and policies for the Energy Supply Division and obtains the General Manager’s approval.
• Ensures that approved plans are implemented through the Department’s budget process and is accountable for results.
• Develops and implements a business strategy to remain competitive in the energy supply business.
• Develops innovative revenue enhancement and cost containment programs to ensure the profitable operations of the Division.
• Develops and recommends generating unit reliability criteria and performance standards.
• Establishes plant operations and maintenance policies.
• Approves maintenance schedules and plans to comply with environmental regulations.

Operations

• Serves as a member of the Executive Management Team.
• Provides leadership in the development of Lakeland Electric’s overall objectives, goals and performance measures and assists in the resolution of inter-departmental disputes.
• Directs the activities of the Energy Supply Division including power plant operations and maintenance, fuels, production engineering, wholesale energy business operations, in accordance with agreed upon action plans and objectives, and measures the performance of the unit against standards established relating to its operations.
• Serves as the designated representative for the department with respect to environmental agencies.
• Provides for an adequate employee safety training program and oversees program implementation and administration.
• Directs the negotiation of fuels and wholesale power contracts and oversees contract administration.
• Responsible for assuring available supply of fuels for generating units.
• Coordinates planning and operating activities with other Division AGM’s and the Directors of major Lakeland Electric support organizations to ensure that overall Lakeland Electric business objectives are met.
• May be required to work alternate hours as necessary for the efficient operation of the department.
• Position is designated as Mission Critical.

Organization and Personnel

• Recommends annual budgets, manpower plans, and staffing levels needed to carry out operating responsibilities to the General Manager for approval.
• Recommends personnel and compensation actions for subordinates to the General Manager for approval.
• For management development and succession planning purposes, may be asked to perform the duties of other Division AGMs on a part-time or rotational basis with no adjustment in salary grade of compensation level.

Outside Relationships

• As directed by the General Manager, represents Lakeland in industry groups and associations, and local service organizations in matters relating to planning and operation of the energy supply system.
• Directs the negotiation of and approves contracts with consulting engineers, architect and engineering firms, construction contractors and other entities to obtain power plant construction and maintenance services, fuels and fuels transportation services, and wholesale power supply on a competitive basis.

Reporting Relationships

• Directly supervises the managers or supervisors of Energy Production, Production Engineering, Power Resources and Fuels.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs other related work as required.

• A four (4) year degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Ten (10) years of power production experience in the electric utility industry, including five (5) years of progressively responsible management experience, preferably with responsibility for diverse functions, such as Plant Manager or Director over a single large generating station, or Department head of multiple generating stations.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess and maintain a telephone number.
• Must possess and maintain a valid State of Florida driver’s license.

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of electric power generation facilities engineering, construction, maintenance and operations.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of the developing competitive markets for electric energy and related services.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of business, finance and utility management practices.
• Ability to plan and direct multiple and complex business functions in a dynamic political environment.
• Effective negotiation, presentation, interpersonal and written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and provide leadership to create a working environment that will instill employee pride, morale and commitment to service excellence.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time, exerting up to ten (10) pounds of force on a recurring basis, and routine keyboard operations.
• The job risks exposure to traffic and no significant environmental hazards.
• The job requires normal visual acuity, field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of taste, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.

All City of Lakeland positions are subject to testing (e.g., written, oral, performance, computerized, interview, and/or any combination). Candidates selected for testing will be notified via email or telephone. Please check your e-mail and telephone messages regularly, including "junk" folders. Test times and locations to be announced.

THE CITY OF LAKELAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER AND A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE